Translation[From Gerard Manning's List of Clannad Lyrics]I went to the fair and sold my cowFor five pounds of silver and a yellow guinea of goldIf I drink the silver and if I give away the goldO what is that to anyone else.If I drink the silver and if I give away the goldO what is that to anyone else.

If I go to the leafy woods gathering berries or chestnuts,Plucking apples from branches or herding cows,If I stretch out for a while beneath a tree relaxing,O what is that to anyone else.If I stretch out for a while beneath a tree relaxing,O what is that to anyone else.

If I go for a night-visit and for dancing and sport,To fairs and races and every gathering of that sort,If I see happy people and if I'm happy with them,O what is that to anyone else.If I see happy people and if I'm happy with them,O what is that to anyone else.

People say I'm without riches no doubt,Without goods or clothes or cattle or stock,If I a happy living in a hovel,O what is that to anyone else.If I a happy living in a hovel,O what is that to anyone else.